Cybersecurity

Can new mobile government plans overcome old problems?

Federal agencies are rolling out a host of mobile strategies, but will it be enough to overcome decades-old challenges?

Cybersecurity

What the government doesn't do these days

Richard Spires offers an example of frugality.

Cybersecurity

TechAmerica honors government, industry leaders

The TechAmerica Foundation hosted its annual awards dinner and singled out top leaders.

Cybersecurity

Top VA official recognized for excellence in leadership

Winners of the AFFIRM Leadership Awards feted at Capital Hilton.

Cybersecurity

DHS accelerates cyber workforce development

New initaitive will zero in on efforts to man the cyber frontlines.

Cybersecurity

Lynn McNulty: The grandfather of federal cybersecurity

Lynn McNulty emphasized security not as a constraint but as an e-government enabler.

Cybersecurity

Trouble words: DHS' list of suspicious phrases

DHS is watching Twitter and other open sources for certain key words that could indicate potential trouble brewing.

Modernization

Can the government outsource solutions to its problems?

Technology is enabling a new kind of collaboration, and now the government is looking to institutionalize the approach to solve serious problems.

Modernization

USCIS launches first online form

US Citizenship and Immigration Services claimed an important milestone in their transformation initiative to a digital agency with the debut of the agency's first online form.

Modernization

Shared services poised to reshape the federal market

Industry should brace for impact as the government adopts more shared services, CIO warns.

Cybersecurity

USCIS needs to better track its laptops, IG says

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services agency has a few holes in its inventory of its laptop computers, according to an audit.

Cybersecurity

TSA reporting on security breaches has gaps, IG says

The Transportation Security Administration is not consistently documenting its security breaches at airports, according to a new audit.

Cybersecurity

DHS to obligate $8 billion in contracts by Sept. 30

Agency expects to obligate more than half of its annual contracting budget in the final third of the current fiscal year.

Cybersecurity

At DHS, 'agile' is the watchword, CIO says

The Homeland Security Department is enthusiastic about agile development practices, sayd CIO Richard Spires.

Cybersecurity

IG sparks dispute over CIO's power

Does the DHS CIO have enough budget authority? The agency and an auditor disagree.

Cybersecurity

DHS agencies starting to integrate missions, CIO says

The Homeland Security Department has identified 13 core missions offering opportunities for integration across agencies, according to CIO Richard Spires.

Cybersecurity

Border Patrol relies on data analysis in new strategic plan

The Border Patrol describes a "whole-of-government" approach, reduces need for fences and agents.

Cybersecurity

DHS budget gets 1.2 percent cut under House GOP committee plan

The Homeland Security Department escaped major spending cuts under a budget package presented by the GOP-run House Appropriations Committee.

Cybersecurity

On the front lines: How agencies recruit young feds

Despite popular belief, public perception of the government workforce and pervasive anti-government rhetoric hasn't put a damper on young people's desire to become public servants.

Cybersecurity

Technology plays smaller role in new border patrol strategy

The Border Patrol, following the failure of SBINet, reduces its reliance on technology in new strategy.